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PATENTED NOV. 28, 1905.

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APPLIQATION :FILED MAY 1o, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

l WALTER E. KREBS, OF NEW YORK, N. .Y., ASSIGrNOR TO THE UNITED STATES PRINTING COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A OOR- PORATION OF OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N 0V. 28, 1905.

` Application filed May 10, 1905. Serial No.'259,683.

To ad whom it may concern,.-

' the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings,

city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes, f which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to folding boxes, and has for its object to provide a box of the above description which can be easily made and can be easily folded into shape for use.

Other objects of my invention will appear from the following detailed description, and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in whiche 3SA f and then gradually become vw1der aga1n,'as at Figure 1 is a face view of the blank of my improved box. Fig. 2 is a sectional view -thereof on line Q 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the box. Fig. l4: is a section on line 4 4 ofl Fig. 3,v andl Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 3. l

The blank of the box, as shown, comprises a central rectangular portion A and side membersB, with side aps B', `slightly shorter than B and terminating in locking-llaps B2.

lThe side members B are provided at each end with endaps Oand the central portion A hassecured to it at each end locking members D, which preferably become narrowerl from the point where they are secured to the central portion A to a point ata distance therefrom corresponding to the height of the box D, it being understood, however, that at their widest part, and partaicularly at their .freek lends, the said flaps D correspond to the width of the central portion A. In use the yside flaps Bare bent along the line B3 and pasted or 'otherwise secured totheside members B, it I being understood, however, that the lockingflaps B2 are free and are bent away from said side portions B, as clearly shown'in Figli.v

if if. is desired 'to fold the blank, so that. it may be used as a box, the side members B, to

which the flaps B have been secured, are bent along the line A into a substantially upright position to form the sides of the box. The end flaps O are then bent inwardly along the line C to a position substantially at right angles to the members B, the flaps C of each iside member B thus pointing toward each other, whereupon the locking members D are bent upward on the line A2. After this has been done the portions D are bent downward on the line D2 to the inside of the box, thus completing the ends of the box. It is to be understood that the ends D3 of said portions DV are held in position by the locking-naps B2, which project slightly away from the sides of the box, thus serving to securely lock the parts together. It isto be understood that the cover of thebox may be made in substantially the same way as the body above described, except that it is made slightly larger in order to fit over said body.

I claim.- l A folding bottom or cover f or a box, comprising a body, side members and end members connected with said body, the side memfree or inner ends of the end members being as long as the bases of said end members so as to be-locked bysaid inwardly-standing.locking-flaps.

, In testimony whereof lI have hereunto set witnesses. y y y WALTER E. KREBS. -Witnesses:V

' ARTHURy W.BRocxwAY,

WALTER J. BYRNE.

"my hand in the presence of two subscribing 

